Definition of Resilin

1. Noun. (biology) An elastic protein found in the exoskeletons of insects, facilitating, for example, folding wings or jumping relatively great distances. ¹

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Definition of Resilin

1. an elastic substance in the cuticles of many insects [n -S]

Medical Definition of Resilin

1. Amorphous rubber like protein found in insect cuticle: similar to elastin, though there is no fibre formation.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)

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1.Eat Your Food! Gastronomical Glory from Garden to Gut: A Coastalfields ...by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate by Aaron Brachfeld, Aaron Brachfeld and Mary Choate, Mary Choate (2007)"They achieve these amazing distances not just by muscle-power alone: their legs
contain a protein called resilin, which acts like elastic and helps to ..."

2.Biopolymers: Making Materials Nature's Way by Office of Technology Assessment, United States, Congress (1993)"Another protein similar to elastin is resilin, a rubberlike polymer found in
insects. See Science, "Heeding the Call of the Wild, " vol. 253, Aug. ..."